One of the great Oxford philosopher's finest works, Essay on Metaphysics considers the nature of philosophy, and puts forward Collingwood's original and influential theories of causation, presuppositions, and the logic of question and answer. This new edition includes three fascinating unpublished pieces that illuminate and amplify the Essay.

ABBREVIATIONS

xiii

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EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION

xv

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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

xcvi

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AUTHOR'S DEDICATION AND PREFACE

ciii

AN ESSAY ON METAPHYSICS

1

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PART I: METAPHYSICS

3

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I. Aristotle's Metaphysics

3

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II. No Science of Pure Being

11

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III. Metaphysics without Ontology

17

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IV. On Presupposing

21

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V. The Science of Absolute Presuppositions

34

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VI. Metaphysics an Historical Science

49

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VII. The Reform of Metaphysics

58

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PART II: ANTI-METAPHYSICS

81

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VIII. What Anti-Metaphysics Is

81

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IX. Psychology as Anti-Metaphysics

101

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X. Psychology as the Science of Feeling

106

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XI. Psychology as the Pseudo-Science of Thought

112

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XII. A Pseudo-Science refutes itself

122

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XIII. The Propaganda of Irrationalism

133

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XIV. Positivistic Metaphysics

143

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XV. A Positivistic Misinterpretation of Plato

155

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XVI. Suicide of Positivistic Metaphysics

162

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XVII. The Son of the Child

172

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PART III: EXAMPLES

185

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PART IIIA: THE EXISTENCE OF GOD

XVIII. The Proposition `God Exists'

185

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XIX. Religion and Natural Science in Primitive Society

191

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XX. Polytheistic and Monotheistic Science

201

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XXI. Quicunque Vult

213

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PART IIIB: THE METAPHYSICS OF KANT

XXII. Kant's Problem and the Problem of To-day

231

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XXIII. Metaphysics and Critical Philosophy

237

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XXIV. Metaphysics as Transcendental Analytics

243

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XXV. Axioms of Intuition

248

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XXVI. Anticipations of Perception

258

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XXVII. Analogies of Experience

262

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XXVIII. Postulates of Empirical Thought

273

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PART IIIC: CAUSATION

XXIX. Three Senses of the Word `Cause'

285

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XXX. Causation in History

290

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XXXI. Causation in Practical Natural Science

296

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XXXII. Causation in Theoretical Natural Science

313

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XXXIII. Causation in Kantian Philosophy

328

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XXXIV. Epilogue

338

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ENDNOTES

344

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THE NATURE OF METAPHYSICAL STUDY (1934)

356

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FUNCTION OF METAPHYSICS IN CIVILIZATION (1938)

379

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NOTES FOR AN ESSAY ON LOGIC (1939)

422

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INDEX

429

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